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If you are considering a career in law enforcement, I strongly advise
you to apply for and take the civil service examination for Police Officer.
In addition to other entry level criteria, sixty college credits are
required to become a Police Officer in the Town of Colonie.

The Town of Colonie Police Department is comprised of 109 sworn Police
Officers. We also employ over 60 civilians in support roles ranging
from Public Safety Telecommunicators to clerical staff to Animal Control
Officers. Our Officers are regarded as some of the finest law enforcement
officers in the state.

Colonie officers are trained
at the Zone 5 Law Enforcement Training Center in Schenectady, NY. The 24 week program includes instruction on various laws, procedures,
firearms, defensive tactics, and emergency vehicle operations.
After completion of the academy, officers begin a 5 month in-service
training program under the guidance of a field training officer.

The Colonie police Department
is on the cutting edge of police technology. Colonie patrol units
are equipped with mobile data terminals which speed information
to the officers more efficiently than ever. Officers are dispatched
by using a computer aided dispatch system for quick and accurate
transmission of calls from the citizens to our officers in the
field. We have recently equipped officers with automated external
defibrillators which provide electrical shock to the chest of
patients in cardiac arrest. These life saving devices are
just one of the ways we serve the citizens of Colonie.

As a Police Department we provide
unparalleled police service to the community, a quality work environment,
and a competitive salary. For further information regarding civil
service requirements, please call 783-2721. Thank you for your interest in the Colonie Police Department.

Steven H. Heider
Chief of Police

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Colonie Police Department does not accept lateral appointments. All police
candidates are hired from a competitive civil service list. «
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Minimum Requirement for Police Officer

Candidates must be a resident of New
York State in either Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene, Schoharie,
Schenectady, or Saratoga County for at least four (4) months
prior to the date of the examination. Preference will be given
to applicants who are residents of the Town of Colonie for at
least four (4) months prior to the date of the examination.

Candidates must be at least nineteen
(19) years old on or before the date of the exam and must have
reached his/her twentieth (20) birthday to be certified eligible
for appointment.

Candidates must have completed sixty
(60) college credit hours from a regionally accredited or New
York State registered college or university.

Candidates must be in possession of
a valid New York State driver license.